From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pf0-f172.google.com (mail-pf0-f172.google.com [209.85.192.172]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50CA84AC7 for ; Tue, 24 May 2016 21:22:10 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-pf0-f172.google.com with SMTP id y69so9799041pfb.1 for ; Tue, 24 May 2016 12:22:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=YrY6Xx8LAIqfU9E3Uoo6R+8c0bdIm+Z/93CglAobFCw=; b=IKFh/qivRNq5lj/xZ5XyfM5xWJVzHla0SVUlc2Hw8/Q+XlGCMdei2LlDsRe2beObvf rDLFA3HmVsE3eO+Ln9UJGt2UpZ4m7ZnkI9Xhrt2ncvRDSH8nGbbCFmttf4Fw53RDilFg QgdoFfKX9CEu+6u3JgzIcqwkD07xwDW3KiodRjBxw6k2csRoLuVNdFvSFMDRhAGFeLEF 59zgVgojaBo9Qm5yIEpMT8D+aPf6MrU4afUm9kV6PEHKq8MfL5NyT0/9yLNNCfpJEsQ+ 4wWjiFVRj3J0cVyKBi/CHwi83sNLZPOZGEt5vqqLYnLXNn3Bon21jg9yGoO5qbpWYdvU sNog== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=YrY6Xx8LAIqfU9E3Uoo6R+8c0bdIm+Z/93CglAobFCw=; b=XlFtfBQqli09hNXfTa/Qv7GObnRdv/lwd8mAOcTGS5GEUmWdsH7jb55h3QQI8TPoF0 J8MoYo6z4WCBfrb4Vo+YRq3PdpFFUixIN9Dr60BaqRVt3OJPfZIiTYJQ4BC/GZY+FcjB gitRTe0RC85AfVNuaL9WfZG2Fyo13eCj6i8Lyf40smoNvtOHI4B9+RpjqKeB4WCRBET3 MDf8EIX6cqAaZ/eAa7IWCb5okBkSc554v/5IClrzXX94kw/6u0TXtXGmblibMyyOP6kV n9fbhdopkRbY3KtfRqBO+onLXGiJKKEEE2UZmt9rgBa/inO5ZEqE1coD7CgHzLxvYptR QCaQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tIqD7/P0L0ocewyB2MbApvl9r3UEcCIIMN7S1/OTo/LbuQJ+4f3knxaLSIQ1D04Uw== X-Received: by 10.98.55.129 with SMTP id e123mr9437042pfa.4.1464117728907; Tue, 24 May 2016 12:22:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xeon-e3 (static-50-53-72-186.bvtn.or.frontiernet.net. [50.53.72.186]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id eh9sm7034463pad.47.2016.05.24.12.22.08 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 24 May 2016 12:22:08 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 12:22:21 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Zhe Tao Cc: dev@dpdk.org, jingjing.wu@intel.com Message-ID: <20160524122221.421bf2eb@xeon-e3> In-Reply-To: <1464110886-9504-1-git-send-email-zhe.tao@intel.com> References: <1458895321-21896-1-git-send-email-zhe.tao@intel.com> <1464110886-9504-1-git-send-email-zhe.tao@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/3] i40e: Add floating VEB support for i40e X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 19:22:10 -0000 On Wed, 25 May 2016 01:28:03 +0800 Zhe Tao wrote: > This patch-set add the support for floating VEB in i40e. > All the VFs VSIs can decide whether to connect to the legacy VEB/VEPA or > the floating VEB. When connect to the floating VEB a new floating VEB is > created. Now all the VFs need to connect to floating VEB or legacy VEB, > cannot connect to both of them. The PF and VMDQ,FD VSIs connect to > the old legacy VEB/VEPA. > > All the VEB/VEPA concepts are not specific for FVL, they are defined in the > 802.1Qbg spec. > > This floating VEB only take effects on the specific version F/W. > > Zhe Tao (3): > Support floating VEB config > Add floating VEB support in i40e > Add floating VEB extention support for i40e > > doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 10 ++ > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst | 6 + > drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 205 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- > drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h | 9 ++ > drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c | 12 +- > 5 files changed, 219 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) > > V2: Added the release notes and changed commit log. > V3: Changed the VSI release operation. > V4: Added the FW version check otherwise it will cause the segment fault. > V5: Edited the code for new share code APIs > V6: Changed the floating VEB configuration method > V7: Added global reset for i40e > V7: removed global reset and added floating VEB extension support > kvargs are a very awkward API to use in a portable application. Good for Intel testing NIC's bad for DPDK users.